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Bookies wager on record weekend of sport

ByChris Johnston Business press reporter, BBC News

A bumper lineup of sport consisting of the Grand National, the Masters and Premier League video games, is expected to produce a record weekend for bookmakers.

The Grand National will bring in about ₤ 225m in wagers throughout the wagering industry, William Hill predicted.

Combined with other sporting fixtures it anticipates to take "the highest turnover levels on any weekend in history", the bookmaker stated.

Saturday's race is expected to be seen by 600 million people globally.

"The Grand National is the general public's race and we will see countless once-a-year punters coming in to betting shops or downloading the app," William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said.

The race is set to attract over 35 million bets with the average being worth ₤ 4.41.

William Hill is also wishing for another big-priced winner in the Grand National this year. The last 5 races have produced winners at odds of 33/1, 25/1, 25/1 and 33/1.

Ryanair president Michael O'Leary owns five of the 40 horses in .

He is hoping to end up being the first owner to win successive Nationals with different horses since 1954 after Rule the World, ridden by David Mullins, claimed triumph last year.

In 2015, the start time for the Grand National was moved by an hour to 17:15 BST. The choice showed to be a boost for turnover and William Hill expects that pattern to continue.

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"The experiment of moving the start time really settled and we expect the Grand National to smash betting records this year," Mr Adams said.

It is the very first year that the race has been sponsored by Randox Health, which analyses blood and urine samples to detect and avoid health problems.

The Northern Ireland-based company was set up in 1982 by Dr Peter FitzGerald - a keen horse racing fan.
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Meanwhile, the conference at Aintree could be impacted by a 24-hour strike involving members of the yohaig code Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) at Merseyrail and Arriva Trains North.
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Tens of countless individuals travel by train from central Liverpool to the racecourse.

Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde, handling director Merseyrail, said the operator had actually devised a timetable targeted at carrying as numerous travelers as regular on Grand National day.
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Andy Bell, from Bookies.com, external, said: "this promotion code is a bumper weekend of betting and the Grand National is frequently the occasion that sees individuals have a flutter for the extremely first time. The brand-new start time implies people are back from their Saturday shopping and activities and it is successfully the start of their Saturday night festivities. It's perfect timing."
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